Critical Mass

Radiation safety The minimum amount of material—mass of a particular radioisotope—required for it to reach ‘criticality’ and undergo a spontaneous fission chain reaction, releasing a lethal shower of neutron and gamma radiationResearch A popular term for the minimum number of persons working in related fields in a particular place, below which creative thinking and interaction may be suboptimal

Local and regional insurers, which traditionally enjoy a loss-ratio advantage, may have the most to gain through strategic alliances with local business partners as a means to create virtual critical mass.

The opportunity for overseas investors to execute orders will help stimulate this demand on the margins, but without a critical mass of investors to provide liquidity, 24-hour trading will remain little more than a curiosity.

One of Telefilm Canada's explicitly stated objectives is to "Increase the critical mass of Canadian television programs, feature films and new media works" (Towards the New Millennium Business Plan 1997-2000).

Quite frankly, I think as this whole sector matures, you've seen a lot of activity and acquisition-based building of critical mass, and if you see that critical mass finally developing in a particular company, then and only then can you begin to think about all the other value-added pieces like, for instance, clinical research, information systems with electronic medical records, and disease management partner programs.

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